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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 2,102 m in Idaho. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinney Point, a peak 3.1 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Adams County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037321, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2102 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.12210, -116.66959

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kinney Point: 3.1 mi
  • Pepperbox Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Black Point: 4.0 mi
  • Smith Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 4.8 mi
Springs: 18
  • Casey Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Brant Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Trail Creek Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Smoky Spring: 14.6 mi
Parks: 6
  • Hells Canyon Park: 8.9 mi
  • Rapid National Wild River: 11.3 mi
  • Wayside Springs Forest Camp: 16.6 mi
  • Dorsey Warr Memorial Park: 21.4 mi
  • Buck Park: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilNNE 23°2,862.5 m15.2 mi
She DevilNNE 24°2,861.7 m15.3 mi
Devils ThroneNNE 23°2,829.9 m14.1 mi
The OgreNNE 26°2,818.8 m15.2 mi
Tower of BabelNNE 26°2,806.8 m15.9 mi
Twin ImpsNNE 23°2,745.8 m13.2 mi
The GoblinNNE 27°2,739 m15.3 mi
Twin ImpsNNE 23°2,732.6 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2019:59
June solstice06:0020:5321:38
September equinox07:3419:0719:46
December solstice08:2316:1917:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485662717162503932
Precip in1.31.41.82.02.21.70.80.71.21.51.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663327

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